He endowed a piece of land to build a mosque,
then changed his mind

Question

There is a rich person among
us who donated some land to build a mosque, then someone came along and asked him to make
it a school. What should he do?

Answer

Praise be to Allaah.

If the man has already donated the piece of
land for building a mosque, then it should be used for that purpose, and he cannot go back
on his donation. But if it is the case that all that has happened is a promise to donate
land for a mosque, it is better for him to keep his promise. May Allaah bless our Prophet
Muhammad and his family and companions.